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I always thought Slash was some iconic silent untouchable rock god, like in the song “Slash From Guns & Roses” by I See Hawks In LA. Never did I expect that when I actually met him he’d be approachable, down to earth, humble and not only articulate, but chatty and outgoing. So I’m doubly stoked to have a chance to give these tickets away. Here’s the deets (link for tix & more info):

It’s at Club Nokia on Thursday, April 8 and will air on VH1 Classic on May 22

Slash will open the show with several numbers from his upcoming debut solo album, Slash. Natch.

Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother and Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, who appear on his album, will be his special guests.

Lemmy will team up with Slash and Dave Grohl to perform the Motörhead classic “Ace of Spades.”

Later in the evening, Grohl will be on hand to present Lemmy with the Revolver Golden Gods Lifetime Achievement Award.

Rob Zombie will be joined for the first time by new touring drummer Slipknot’s Joey Jordison. Two songs from the group’s live set will air on ABC-TV’s Jimmy Kimmel Live Friday, April 23.

Black Label Society leader Zakk Wylde will be on hand to perform a very special metal version of the national anthem.

The show is hosted by Andrew W.K. and Chris Jericho

See performances by Fear Factory (their first LA appearance ever with their new line-up), As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada and last year’s host, Brian Posehn, with an all-star band featuring Scott Ian, Brendon Small, John Tempesta, Brett Anderson and Joey Vera.

To win a pair of tickets to what’s sure to be an epic show, tell me in the comments–what’s the most METAL thing you’ve ever done! I can’t wait to hear your stories. Whether you make ‘em up or they really happened, bonus points for evidence.

On the way back from lunch today, my coworkers and I passed by the Guitar Center in Northridge and were literally stopped in our tracks. If you click on that admittedly-not-fabulous picture you’ll see that it’s advertising Slash’s September 3 appearance at the Northridge Guitar Center. What you may not see is the series’ tagline “Eduction – Conversation – Inspiration” or the fine print in the headline: “An evening of dialogue and insight [and big hair].” For all of the glorious details and a close up of the poster, click here.